World Series of Birding Species Seen by YMOS Members
The YMOS high school teams have surpassed 200 species found several times, and the middle school teams often surpass 150 species. Below is the cumulative species list for 2000 – 2018.
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae – 27 species
Snow Goose
Brant
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Wood Duck
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Northern Pintail
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Mallard
American Black Duck
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae – 1 species
Northern Bobwhite
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae – 3 species
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae – 2 species
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae – 5 species
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Western Grebe
SULIFORMES: Sulidae – 1 species
Northern Gannet
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae – 2 species
Great Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae – 1 species
Brown Pelican
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae – 11 species
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Cattle Egret
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae – 2 species
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
CATHARTIFORMES: Cathartidae – 2 species
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae – 1 species
Osprey
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae – 9 species
Swallow-tailed Kite
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae – 8 species
Black Rail
King Rail
Clapper Rail
Virginia Rail
Sora
Purple Gallinule
Common Gallinule
American Coot
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae – 1 species
Sandhill Crane
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae – 2 species
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae – 1 species
American Oystercatcher
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae – 4 species
Black-bellied Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Killdeer
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae – 25 species
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Marbled Godwit
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Stilt Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson’s Snipe
Wilson’s Phalarope
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae – 1 species
Parasitic Jaeger
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae – 17 species
Bonaparte’s Gull
Laughing Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Roseate Tern
Common Tern
Forster’s Tern
Royal Tern
Black Skimmer
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae – 3 species
Rock Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae – 2 species
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae – 1 species
Barn Owl
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae – 5 species
Eastern Screech-Owl
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae – 3 species
Common Nighthawk
Chuck-will’s-widow
Eastern Whip-poor-will
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae – 1 species
Chimney Swift
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Trochilidae – 1 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae – 1 species
Belted Kingfisher
PICIFORMES: Picidae – 7 species
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae – 3 species
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae – 1 species
Monk Parakeet
PASSERIFORMES: Tyrannidae – 11 species
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae – 5 species
White-eyed Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae – 4 species
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Common Raven
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae – 1 species
Horned Lark
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae – 6 species
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Purple Martin
Tree Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae – 3 species
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae – 2 species
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae – 1 species
Brown Creeper
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae – 5 species
House Wren
Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
PASSERIFORMES: Polioptilidae – 1 species
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae – 2 species
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae – 8 species
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Bicknell’s Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae – 2 species
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae – 1 species
European Starling
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae – 1 species
American Pipit
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae – 1 species
Cedar Waxwing
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae – 36 species
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson’s Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Connecticut Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Wilson’s Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae – 14 species
Nelson’s Sparrow
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
PASSERIFORMES: Icteriidae – 1 species
Yellow-breasted Chat
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae – 7 species
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Blue Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Dickcissel
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae – 8 species
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae – 4 species
House Finch
Purple Finch
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae – 1 species
House Sparrow